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SUTRAS
THE NATURE OF KARMIC BONDS
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Whether we are able to reach this freedom or not does not depend upon the existence or lack of any special talent, exceptional ability or esoteric knowledge. The potential for reaching ultimate freedom exists in all living beings. There is no outside agency that determines who is developable and who is not.
We ourselves decide to which class of beings we belong. We either develop our potential abilities and become aware of the complete knowledge available to all beings, or we don't. When we follow our intuition towards growth and actively strive to unfold the innate abilities of our consciousness, then we are bhavya, then we will inevitably free ourselves from all karmic obstructions. If we do not follow these intuitive insights, we consequently will not reach this freedom.
It is however not a 'one-time' decision to become bliavya. We cannot lay back and say 'Well, I decided to become bhavya, now my enlightenment is guaranteed - nothing else to do today, let's go to the beach.' Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. We have to choose anew all the time. And this costs energy at first. And then more energy as we realize in what restricted state our consciousness is in. And we invest effort after effort and it doesn't seem to get brighter and we want to give up ten thousand times. And then one day it's done, then it dawns. Then we see through the mechanics that limit us, then we know how to really remove the obstacles to our higher dimensions and how to make enlightenment reality for us.
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